Michael Andreadis
Chief Markets Operation and Business Development Officer - Athens Exchange Group
Michael Andreadis is Chief Markets Operation and Business Development Officer at the Hellenic
Exchanges – Athens Stock Exchange SA. During his career he held executive positions such as General
Manager (2008-2011), Deputy Chief Executive Officer (2011-2018) and Chief Executive Officer (2018-
2019) at the leading Investment Bank of Greece SA. He studied Economics at the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki and obtained his MBA in Financial Management from the University of Exeter. He has been
an executive and non-executive member in numerous Board of Directors, including the Hellenic Bank
Association.
Georgios I. Doukidis
Professore AUEB and the Director of eBusiness Research Center (ELTRUN)
Georgios I. Doukidis is Professor of eBusiness in the Department of Management Science and
Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He holds an MSc and PhD
from the London School of Economics (LSE) where he taught in the 80s. He is the Director of ELTRUN -
the largest eBusiness Research Center of all European Business Schools- that has participated
successfully in more than 40 international R&D projects with leading Universities and global
companies. His work has been recognized internationally in awards such as the European Microsoft
Retail Application Development (RAD) award 2002, the European Case Study Award 2009 in
"Knowledge, Information and Communication Systems Management" category and the European ECR
award in "Retail Innovation with Business Analytics" in 2015. In the last 30 years he has acted as
consultant or board member in more than 50 local or international organizations in the fields of
business development, innovation and re-engineering, digital transformation, e-business and business
analytics. He was the first chairman of TANEO (the Greek New Economy Fund of Funds) and the
director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center of AUEB and currently he is an independent
board member of ATHEX.
George Ioannou
Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Energy Exchange S.A. and the EnEx Clearing House S.A.
George Ioannou
Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Energy Exchange S.A. and the EnEx Clearing House S.A.
Dr. George Ioannou is the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of the
Hellenic Energy Exchange S.A. and the EnEx Clearing House S.A. He is the Leader of the
implementation of the target model, through which all energy participants can be part of the
new Energy Markets. He is also Professor of Operations Management at the Department of
Management Science and Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business
(AUEB), and Director of the Management Science Laboratory of AUEB.
He holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens,
a M.Sc./DIC in Robotics and Automation from Imperial College, UK and a Ph.D. in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park, USA. He served as an Assistant
Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Virginia Tech as well as a
GRA at the Institute for Systems Research (University of Maryland, USA) and was the Recipient
of the Microsoft Excellence in Education Award. He has also been honored with many Teaching
Excellence Awards for his MBA courses and innovative developments practicing his duties as
Director of the MBA International Program of AUEB and Academic Coordinator of the Energy
Club of AUEB’s MBA International.
Dr. George Ioannou was an Executive member of the Board of Directors of Hellenic Railroads SA
as well as of the Innovation Council at the Ministry of Development, of AUEB’s Senate and of
AmCham’s Innovation Committee. He has served as Head of the Evaluation Committee of
ΣΥΖΕΥΞΙΣ ΙΙ (Information Society SA) and received several sponsorships by research organizations
and private companies from the US and Europe.
Dimitris Karaiskakis
Chief Technology Officer - Athens Exchange Group
Dimitris Karaiskakis was born in 1964 and is a graduate of the Department of
Computer Engineering and Informatics at the University of Patras. His first
employment was in 1986 at the Computer Technology Institute. In 1995, he
participated as Assistant Project Manager and Technical Manager in the
implementation of the ATHEX business plan in the "Kleisthenis" program.
In 1997, he started working for the IT Company of ATHEX, Systems Development
and Support House of Capital Market (ASYK), charged with the coordination of the
Greek capital market development projects, the implementation of the electronic
trading system (OASIS) and the creation of the Derivatives Market. Later in 2000, as
a General Manager of ASYK, he participated as member of the management team of
the Hellenic Exchanges Group (HELEX) member of the BoD of the Athens Derivatives
Exchange Clearing House and FORTHe-com.
In 2005, worked as an ICT Director for HELEX Group, he coordinated the new Data
Center, the ATHEX-CSE Common Platform and the unbundling of the clearing and
settlement services under the MiFID legislation.
In 2011, as a Chief Operating Officer of the Athens Exchange Group (ATHEX),
coordinates all the operational and product development divisions of the Group.
Furthermore, he led the coordination for and participated in the development of the
group and the Hellenic capital market, such as the creation of an alternative
operation center (Disaster Recovery Center).
The consolidation of the securities and derivatives markets in a trading and clearing
platform, the licensing of the liquidation of the Athens Exchange Clearing House
(ATHEXClear) According to the standards of the European Regulation EU 648/2012
(EMIR), the operation of a joint platform with the Romanian derivatives Market
(SIBEX) and the withdrawal of its liquidation by Athexclear. Participation in the study
of strategic actions to adapt the Greek repository to the Regulation EE 909/2014
(CSDR) and the creation of the Greek Energy Exchange S.A. (ERA).
At the same time, from November 2013 to May 2014, he was member of the board
of Directors of the company Hellenic Central Securities Depository S.A. (ATHEXCSD),
and from April 2011 to May 2019 member of the Board of Directors of the company
Hellenic exchanges Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX). Presently from June 2018 is a
member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Energy Exchange (ENEX).From
November 2018 a member of the board of Directors of (ENEXClear)
Panos Kourouthanassis
Associate Professor of Information Systems and Electronic Business at the Department of Informatics, Ionian University
Panos Kourouthanassis
Associate Professor of Information Systems and Electronic Business at the Department of Informatics, Ionian University
Dr. Panos Kourouthanassis is Associate Professor of Information Systems and Electronic Business at the Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece. He is currently Director of the Information Systems and Databases Laboratory (ISDLAB) of the Ionian University, Director of the Masters Programme on Digital Services and Innovation provided by the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University. His main research interests lie in the fields of electronic business, electronic entrepreneurship, and information systems management. He has published more than 100 academic papers in leading international scientific journals and conferences (including the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, the Journal of Business Research, Expert Systems with Applications, Information and Management, the Journal of Travel Research and the Journal of Information Technology). He is also the Associate Editor of the international scientific journal Frontiers in Blockchain that publishes research in the area of distributed ledger technologies. His research work has generated more than 2,000 citations. Dr. Kourouthanassis has extended research and consulting experience. He has participated as project manager/ lead researcher in more than 40 innovative research and development projects funded from national and European resources. Moreover, he was the principal investigator in a plethora of consulting studies in the fields of financial technologies (fintechs), digital organizational transformation, electronic supply management, and electronic government. His current research explores the disruptive potential of emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence and Blockchain technologies) as drivers for innovation and entrepreneurship. He is also a member of the scientific committee on a variety of activities related to innovation and entrepreneurship (e.g., eVolution Awards, eNnovation student competition awards, and many innovation-related activities within the Region of Ionian Islands).
Socrates Lazaridis
Chief Executive Officer – Athens Exchange Group
Socrates Lazaridis is CEO of Hellenic Exchanges-Athens Stock Exchange and
the subsidiaries Athens Exchange Clearing House and Hellenic Central Securities Depository.
He is also Chairman of the Board of the Stock Markets Steering Committee, Member of the Board
of the American - Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Board of the Council on
Competitiveness of Greece, Vice Chairman of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
(FEAS) and Member of the Board of the Association of S.A. & Limited Liability Companies
serving also as President in the Capital Markets & Corporate Governance Sector.
He joined the Athens Exchange Group in 1994 and held several positions at the Central
Securities Depository, the "Systems Development and Support of Capital Market" (ASYK SA) and
the Athens Exchange, while he also served as member of the Board at Athens Derivatives
Exchange and the Athens Derivatives Exchange Clearing House. He was also member of the
Board of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, member of the Board of the LinkUp Markets
and of the Federation of the European Securities Exchanges (FESE).
Born in Athens in 1962, he studied Economics at the Department of Economics in Athens
University and continued his studies for an MSc (Econ) at Queen Mary College of London.
Haris Lambropoulos
President of the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments SA
Prof. Dr. Haris Lambropoulos: President of the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments SA (HDBI, ex TANEO-New Economy Fund). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics (Ph.D. econ. LSE). He is elected faculty member (Assistant Professor with tenure in the field of Human Resource and Education Economics) at the University of Patras. He is Counsellor elected (member of the Board of Directors) of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), actively participating in a variety of activities to promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and business and human resources development. Also, he is President of the Institute of Research & Studies of the Union of Hellenic Chambers (UHC), Chief Counsel, Mentor and Coach of The Athens Startup Business Incubator (THEA), Secretary General of ICC (Hellas), Secretary of the Attica Regional Research & Innovation Council etc.
He has acted as Principal Consultant of the World Bank; Adviser to the Ministers of -Education, -Tourism Development and -Health & Social Solidarity, as well as, served as top executive, member of the Board of Directors and advisor in various companies, funds, organisations and foundations in the private and the public sector in Greece and abroad. Ηe has participated in official missions abroad as well as in various committees on a national, European, and international level; recipient of various distinctions and scholarships, having extensive voluntary social work and active involvement in public affairs.
Katerina Pramatari
Associate Professor, AUEB, Scientific Coordinator, ACEin AUEB, Partner UniFund
Katerina Pramatari is an Associate Professor of the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and Scientific Coordinator of ACEin, the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at AUEB and responsible for the ELTRUN-SCORE research group. Since January 2018, it has been a Partner at Uni.Fund, a new fund with the participation of the European Investment Fund (EIF) as part of the Equifund initiative to support new startups and spinoffs. She holds a B.Sc. in Informatics and M.Sc. in Information Systems from AUEB, and a Ph.D. in Information Systems and Supply Chain Management also from AUEB. She has received various academic distinctions and scholarships and has published more than 100 papers in scientific journals, peer-reviewed academic conferences and book chapters. Prior to joining the academia, she has worked as systems analyst and assistant brand manager at Procter&Gamble. In parallel to doing her PhD and growing-up two daughters, she was heavily involved in the setup of a B2B e-business startup that is now an established company. Over the last years she has supported several teams in the setup of their own ventures and has been among the initiators and supporters of various activities fostering youth entrepreneurship.
Sotiris Syrmakezis
Fintech and Digital Transformation Expert
Sotiris Syrmakezis is a Fintech and Digital Transformation Expert. Currently, he is a board member of Finclude, a Dublin-based Fintech, licensed by Bank of Ireland. He is also working as an advisor on digital transformation to enterprises in the areas of healthcare, insurance and capital markets and as an Academic Instructor at University of Athens, implementing the e-Learning programs “Fintech & Digital Transformation in Financial Services” and “Digital Business Transformation”.
In the past, he served as General Manager in banks and, specifically, as Chief Retail, Digital & Technology Officer at Praxiabank, Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Eurobank and Head of Retail Banking in Piraeus Bank.
He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Crete and a Master’s Degree in Technology and Innovation Management from the Technical University of Crete.
Yannis Sirros
Director General of SEPE, Board Member of DIGITALEUROPE, Deputy Chairman of WITSA
Yannis Sirros is the Director General of SEPE - the Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises, Deputy Chairman of
the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), Board Member of DIGITALEUROPE and
Member of the Task Force of the European IT Observatory (EITO). He holds a MA in Management and a MSc in
Information Systems.
Preceding his present position, he has held positions as a Digital Technology Advisor at many key Ministries in
Greece. He was also a member of the organising committee, responsible for drawing up the Operational
Programme for the Information Society in Greece, as well as participated, as an IT specialist, in the evaluation
of proposals within the EU 5th FP. Mr. Sirros has started his career 28 years ago at the Greek office of Control
Data Inc.
Pantelis Tzortzakis
Executive Vice Chairman at the Hellenic Development Bank and Vice-President Quest Holding
Pantelis Tzortzakis
Executive Vice Chairman at the Hellenic Development Bank and Vice-President Quest Holding
Pantelis Tzortzakis is Executive vice chairman at the Hellenic Development Bank and Vice-President Quest Holding.
He founded FORTHnet SA., as he undertook the conversion from the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) to a company in 1987, attracting investment capital from Greece and abroad. He held the position of CEO at Forthnet since its inception in 1995, until 2011. In October 2013, he became the CEO of Quest Holdings SA. He resigned on December 2015, keeping the position of the Vice President of the Board. In 2011 – ’12 he served as “Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Administrative Reform and eGovernance”. He studied Business Administration at the University of Piraeus and Computer Science at Brooklyn College, in New York.
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